South Africa

The proclamation of the long awaited National Minimum Wage is a victory for workers, said President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Investors must give South Africans an opportunity to make an input into the value chain so that it does not just remain the consumers of services, says Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

Marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to uphold and champion human rights.

General financial misconduct, not adhering to shareholder instructions and repetitive legislative non-compliance are among a litany of challenges that led to government this week replacing the old NECSA board.

Sport and Recreation Minister Tokozile Xasa has approved the final report of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC)/Zulman Committee of Enquiry, and asked SASCOC to implement all the recommendations with immediate effect.

Johannesburg residents have been urged to drop off any donations which can assist the victims of a fire that swept through about 500 shacks in Alexandra yesterday.

Eskom is currently implementing Stage1 load shedding following a small improvement in generation performance.

North West Premier Professor Job Mokgoro has reshuffled his cabinet, introducing four new MECs.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed sadness at the passing away of Dr Alex Boraine, the former vice-chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and co-founder of the Institute for a Democratic Alternative in South Africa (Idasa).

The National Assembly has approved the much anticipated Civil Union Amendment Bill.

Government has noted rating agency Fitch’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at ‘BB+’ and maintain the stable outlook, National Treasury said on Thursday.

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has met with CEOs from the mining industry.

South Africans living abroad will soon be able to register to vote in next year’s general elections at their respective foreign missions, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced on Thursday.

It’s all hands on deck at Eskom as the power utility tries to save South Africa from a black Christmas and lower the stages of load shedding currently underway.

The marking of matric scripts has commenced in earnest at 141 marking centres across the country following the successful completion of the 2018 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations last week.